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Dinoseb

Bertie County Regional Water

Dinoseb is a herbicide that causes birth defects and reproductive difficulties. It has been banned in the U.S. since 1986.

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63

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND190ND
2017ND70ND
2018ND50ND
2019ND190ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 7 ppb

The legal limit for dinoseb, established in 1992, was based on toxicity studies conducted in laboratory animals in the 1970s and 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-01-088802-010814-E12SND
2014-01-088802-010814-E11SND
2014-01-138802-011314-E10SND
2014-05-128802-051214-E14SND
2014-05-198802-051914-E12SND
2014-05-228802-052214-E10SND
2014-05-228802-052214-E11SND
2015-01-21ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-02-11ND
2015-04-14ND
2015-04-22ND
2015-05-07ND
2016-01-118802-011116-E02SND
2016-01-118802-011116-E01SND
2016-01-208802-012016-E7ASND
2016-01-208802-012016-E04SND
2016-01-258802-012516-E06SND
2016-04-068802-040616-E02SND
2016-04-068802-040616-E01SND
2016-04-118802-041116-E14SND
2016-04-118802-041116-E09SND
2016-04-118802-041116-E08SND
2016-04-188802-041816-E06SND
2016-04-188802-041816-E7ASND
2016-04-218802-042116-E04SND
2016-07-118802-071116-E08SND
2016-07-188802-071816-E10SND
2016-07-188802-071816-E11SND
2016-08-158802-081516-E09SND
2016-10-178802-101716-E10SND
2016-10-248802-102416-E11SND
2017-01-198802-011917-E12SND
2017-01-238802-012317-E10SND
2017-01-238802-012317-E11SND
2017-04-178802-041717-E12SND
2017-04-178802-041717-E14SND
2017-04-198802-041917-E10SND
2017-04-198802-041917-E11SND
2018-02-138802-021318-E3BSND
2018-02-138802-021318-E13SND
2018-04-048802-040418-E3BSND
2018-04-098802-040918-E14SND
2018-05-088802-050818-E13SND
2019-01-088802-010819-E01SND
2019-01-088802-010819-E02SND
2019-01-148802-011419-E06SND
2019-01-148802-011419-E7ASND
2019-01-238802-012319-E04SND
2019-04-168802-041619-E14SND
2019-05-068802-050619-E08SND
2019-05-068802-050619-E09SND
2019-05-208802-052019-E06SND
2019-05-208802-052019-E7ASND
2019-05-218802-052119-E04SND
2019-05-238802-052319-E01SND
2019-05-238802-052319-E02SND
2019-07-088802-070819-E11SND
2019-07-158802-071519-E10SND
2019-08-068802-080619-E09SND
2019-08-068802-080619-E08SND
2019-10-148802-101419-E11SND
2019-10-148802-101419-E10SND